Liggend meisje en geesten van overledenen

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height 180 mm x width 271 mm

Art Historical Context

Paul Gauguin's *Liggend meisje enesten van overledenen (Reclining Girl Spirits of the Dead), between October 1893 and March 1894, captures the artist's fascination with mysticism and the exotic during his Post-Impressionist phase. from his first journey to Tahiti in 1891–1893, Gauguin drew inspiration from Polynesian spirituality for this intimate lithograph, part of his *Noa Noa* series. The title evokes a dreamlike scene blending the earthly and supernatural, reflecting his Symbolist leanings and rejection of Western realism in favor of primal, emotional expression. Printed in lithography—a...

About the Artist

Paul Gauguin · 1848–1903

Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose bold experiments with color, form, and subject matter made him one of the most influential figures in the transition from 19th-century art to modernism. His rejection of European civilization for the perceived authenticity of 'primitive' cultures established an archetype of artistic exile that continues to resonate. Gauguin's ...